Polka Doodles: Week 40 Challenge - Handmade Flowers & Blog Candy!

For this challenge I decided to use another Polka Doodles cd-rom "Back to Nature" and have my first go at making flowers of some kind.

Below is the card I am entering for:
Polka Doodles Week 40 Challenge - Handmade Flowers & Blog Candy!
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/


I am also entering this card into following challenges:

Zoo or Animal Challenge -http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ #

Rein's BIRD Challenge-http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/    #
                - Sponsored by the- The Ribbon Reel  #
Seeing Spots - http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/ #
Challenge#11 "Flowers,Flowers,Flowers"
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge11-flowers-flowers-flowers.html #
Ch #35, " We love animals - http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com #  
Challenge 77 -ANIMALS - http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ # 
Free and Easy -http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ #

To create the flowers I used Tonic mini paper punch "flower head" and the larger one is from Tonic "Petal Pairs". After I punched out a shape ( light cardstock ) I lifted the petals up and shaped them the way I found appealing to my eye. I used glue gel to glue 3 layers together. Glue gel seems to give flowers even more strength. Mini flowers are really tiny and very fiddly to make but well worth it. Mini flowers fit nicely into larger ones.


In the making of this A5 card were also involved:


As I mentioned above I used "Back to Nature" cd rom. I printed out the owls and decoupaged them. Adorable, aren't they? I also printed out the tree branches with leaves and flowers in the top left corner and cut everything out with scissors. The black dotty paper is from "Sundae of Seasons" cd-rom but I had to recolour it because it was not available in black. I also embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a shine. I also made a use of heart mini punch,lace trim border punch and "Tonic Boot Punch Regular - Crossing Hearts". The swirl is from "Anita's Glitterations Stickers". The gold layer is lightly brushed self adhesive sheet. Gems are from "Papermania". The card was finished with my handmade flowers.